ESPN college football has Pitt vs. Miami, plus there is pennant race MLB. Super book Bodog takes a peek at tonight’s card.

An old Big East rivalry is rekindled Thursday night for the first time since the Miami Hurricanes left that conference for the ACC as UM visits Pittsburgh in a game that both teams need to prove they were as good as they were expected to be heading into the season. Miami is a 4-point favorite on Bodog’s NCAA Football Odds with live betting available.

Pitt opened the season at No. 15 in the rankings but was knocked out of the polls following a 27-24 overtime loss at Utah. The Panthers then beat New Hampshire on Sept. 11 but that didn’t prove much. A rebuilt offensive line has had trouble opening holes for star sophomore running back Dion Lewis. Last year, Lewis was probably the best freshman in the country when he rushed for 1,799 yards and 17 touchdowns. But Lewis had only 27 yards against New Hampshire, an FCS team, and was held to 75 yards on 25 carries against Utah. Pitt is breaking in both guards and a center this year, not to mention a new quarterback in Tino Sunseri, who has completed 64.5 percent of his passes for 459 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions. So defenses are gearing up to stop the run.

Miami, meanwhile, opened at No. 13 in the polls and had no trouble in an opening 45-0 win over FCS team Florida A&M. But the Canes blew a chance on the national stage on Sept. 11 by losing 36-24 at Ohio State in which Jacory Harris threw four interceptions – picks were a big problem for Harris last season. Plus the Miami defense allowed 414 total yards to the Buckeyes. UM does lead the nation in tackles for loss and in punt return average – the Canes ran both a kickoff and punt back for a TD against Ohio State.

However, history shows that UM should win tonight, considering Miami has won six in a row in this series since 1998. The Hurricanes also have won 32 consecutive games against unranked non-conference opponents, while the Panthers are 1-10 in their past 11 against ranked non-conference teams. These two have met four times on ESPN’s Thursday night football and Miami is 3-1.

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Yes, both the Tampa Bay Rays and New York Yankees are going to the playoffs, but tonight’s finale of a four-game set in the Bronx has huge seeding implications for the AL playoffs. New York is a -140 favorite on Bodog’s MLB Odds and there will be live betting available.

The Rays won a rain-delayed game 7-2 on Wednesday night to cut the Yankees’ lead in the AL East to 1.5 games. After tonight’s game, Tampa Bay has 10 games left and New York nine. A Tampa Bay win would be especially big because it would not only cut the division lead to a half-game but give the Rays the season series at 10-8. Remember, there will be no 163^rd game this year in baseball – now if two teams in a division are tied after 162 games, the division goes to the club that won the season series. Obviously if New York wins tonight it ties the season series – in that case, the tiebreaker would be record within the AL East. The Rays are 40-28 and the Yankees are 35-27 in the division. And you also have to throw possible home-field advantage throughout the AL playoffs into the mix. Entering tonight the Yanks and Twins are tied with the Rays obviously 1.5 games back. Should the AL East winner end up tied with Minnesota record-wise, the Twins lose out because they lost both season series to Tampa Bay and New York.

It should be noted the Rays have a much easier schedule the rest of the way, so it’s probably fair to say tonight’s winner is your AL East champ and the No. 1 seed in the playoffs.

The pitching matchup couldn’t be better as it matches the two best lefties and the top two Cy Young candidates in the AL: Tampa Bay’s David Price (17-6, 2.79) and New York’s CC Sabathia (20-6, 3.05). Those two met last Monday in St. Petersburg and both matched zeros through eight innings in the Rays’ 1-0, 11-inning victory. Price is 0-1 with a 4.91 ERA in four career appearances including three starts at Yankee Stadium. Sabathia has a 1.84 ERA this season against Tampa Bay.

Let’s continue our look at the Week 3 betting trends with the late games. That includes new Eagles starter Michael Vick in action.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26

Eagles (1-1) vs Jaguars (1-1)

The Eagles have failed to beat their last five spreads but could the trend reverse with Vick starting against a suspect Jacksonville secondary in Week 3? The Jags are a pitiful 4-13 ATS over their last 17 home games. It seems nothing comes easily for them.

Colts (1-1) vs Broncos (1-1)

First things first: bet the OVER, as this series has gone over total in six straight meetings. The Colts have beaten spread against the Broncos four straight times and are 7-2 ATS over their last seven road games. Meanwhile, the Broncos are a tough sportsbook play at home when the spread is involved these days; they’re 9-21 ATS over their last 30 home games.

Chargers (1-1) vs Seahawks (1-1)

San Diego’s easy-as-pie start to the season continues with a road game in Seattle. The Chargers are 1-6 ATS over their last seven after allowing 15 or fewer points the previous game. However, the road team is 5-1-1 ATS over the last seven games in this series and the Seahawks are 1-8 ATS over their last nine when allowing 350-plus total yards in the previous game.

Jets (1-1) vs Dolphins (2-0)

While the New York Jets have beaten the spread in six of their last seven trips to Miami, sports betting sharps shouldn’t underestimate the impact of Darrelle Revis’ absence. Especially considering the Dolphins are 8-1 ATS in their last nine games against AFC East opponents.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27

Packers (2-0) vs Bears (2-0)

Based on trends, this sports betting blog has to recommend Green Bay strongly in this matchup. The Pack are 4-0 ATS over the last four meetings and 9-2 ATS in their last 11 trips to Chicago. The Pack are also 10-3 ATS over their last 13 against the NFC North and 8-1-1 ATS over their last 10 on grass. Meanwhile, the Bears are 3-8 ATS over their last 11 divisional games, 1-5 ATS over their last six at home and 1-7 ATS over their last eight on grass.

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It’s Miami vs. Pittsburgh on ESPN. All the big football betting service picks are in from handicappers with more winners than Bishop Eddie Long has lovers.

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: Ranked Miami meets Pittsburgh on the gridiron, while the Yankees battle the Rays, and The TOUR Championship gets going in Atlanta.

Colliding on the gridiron . . .

The fourth week of the college football season kicks off on Thursday with No. 19 Miami at Pittsburgh. The Hurricanes (1-1 SU, 0-1 ATS) will be looking to bounce back from a 36-24 road loss to Ohio State last time out. Jacory Harris went 22-of-39 for 232 yards passing with one touchdown and four interceptions for Miami in that defeat. The Panthers (1-1 SU, 0-1-1 ATS) picked up an easy 38-16 home win over New Hampshire in their most recent game, as Tino Sunseri went 24-of-34 for 275 yards with two TDs and one INT. Miami is a 3-point road favorite for Thursday’s game, with the total at 50.5 according to BetUs.

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Meeting up on the diamond . . .

The American League schedule for Thursday has Seattle at Toronto, Kansas City at Cleveland, Texas at Oakland, and Tampa Bay at the Yankees. David Price (17-6, 2.79 ERA) will take on CC Sabathia (20-6, 3.05 ERA) in that Rays/Yankees matchup. Lefthander Price had to settle for a no-decision against the Yankees back on September 13 despite giving up just three hits over eight shutout innings. Tampa Bay is 8-2 in Price’s last 10 starts. Lefthander Sabathia also picked up a no-decision in that September 13 contest, giving up only two hits over his eight scoreless innings. Sabathia fanned nine batters in that matchup, and New York has won seven of his last 10 games.

Over in the National League on Thursday it’s St. Louis at Pittsburgh, Houston at Washington, San Francisco at the Cubs, Florida at Milwaukee, San Diego at the Dodgers, and Colorado at Arizona. Jeff Francis (4-5, 4.61 ERA) is slated to get the ball for the Rockies in that last matchup, while the Diamondbacks counter with Ian Kennedy (9-9, 3.79 ERA). Lefthander Francis was tagged with a loss by the Padres last time out, giving up two runs on five hits over just three innings of work. Righthander Kennedy is coming off a no-decision against the Pirates in which he gave up two runs in six innings.

Rounding out the Roundup . . .

Finally, the PGA Tour wraps up its FedExCup playoffs starting on Thursday with The TOUR Championship at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta. Phil Mickelson is pegged as the oddsmakers’ 7/1 favorite to win this tournament, and he’s also the defending champion. Steve Stricker and Dustin Johnson are tied for second at 9/1 odds to grab the win, with Matt Kuchar just behind that trio at 10/1 odds. Kuchar sits atop the FedExCup standings heading into the event, with Johnson, Charley Hoffman, Stricker, and Paul Casey rounding out the Top 5. Each of those five golfers can win the FedExCup with a victory in Atlanta this week. Mickelson sits in 10^th place in the FedExCup standings right now.

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It’s sort of akin to the NFL holding Super Bowl XLII without the 2007 New England Patriots, who were 18-0 heading into that game (only to lose to the Giants). Well, it’s not really the same at all but the PGA Tour is holding its presumed Super Bowl this weekend in the season- and playoff-ending Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta. And it doesn’t feel right because Tiger Woods, the world’s No. 1 player, isn’t there.

But in reality Tiger doesn’t deserve to play for the FedEx Cup’s $10 million check, which is the big prize on the line this week. Woods didn’t win a tournament this season and a mediocre finish at the BMW Championship two weeks ago meant he wouldn’t be in the 30-man field at the Tour Championship.

Mathematically, a large chunk of all 30 players in the field can win the FedEx Cup and that nice chunk of change but not realistically. The Top 5 players in the points, Matt Kuchar, Dustin Johnson, Charley Hoffman, Steve Stricker and Paul Casey, all will get the $10 million by taking this tournament. If Kuchar or Johnson wins, he likely will be named the PGA Tour’s Player of the Year.

The Bodog betting favorite is Phil Mickelson at 7/1 despite the fact he hasn’t come close to a win since the Masters. But Lefty seems to have put some late-season troubles behind him with a T25 at the Deutsche Bank Championship three weeks ago and a T8 at the BMW Championship. Mickelson won this tournament last year with a 9-under 271 total and no player has ever repeated. For Mickelson to win the FedEx Cup, he must win the tournament and have Kuchar finish fifth or worse, Johnson fourth or lower, Hoffman and Stricker third or worse and Casey second or lower. A win or a three-way tie for second would enable Mickelson to overtake Tiger as the No. 1 player in the world for the first time in his career.

Overall there are 10 players competing in the Tour Championship for the first time in their career, including Kuchar, Hoffman and Casey. Kuchar has 11 Top-10 finishes on Tour this year and is probably the leading candidate for Player of the Year.

Mickelson, Camilo Villegas, Adam Scott and Retief Goosen are the only players in the field this week who have won this tournament. Goosen has four top-five finishes in five starts at East Lake.

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Let’s not pretend the preseason hockey is a very big deal –Bodog doesn’t even offer NHL odds on the games because there are simply too many variables. But tonight’s preseason schedule is a bit unique because the Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks take to the ice against an opponent for the first time since winning the franchise’s first title since 1951. You may remember the moment: Patrick Kane scoring at 4:06 of the first overtime in Game 6 at Philadelphia last June to give the Hawks a 4-3 win and the series.

Chicago is in Winnipeg on Wednesday to face the Tampa Bay Lightning. This is our first chance to see the semi-gutted Hawks, who had to trade or release several key players off last year’s team due to salary-cap issues. But the Hawks are still the Stanley Cup favorites on Bodog and while some important players were lost, including Dustin Byfuglien, Kris Versteeg and Antti Niemi, they still bring back the likes of Jonathan Toews, Kane, Marian Hossa, Patrick Sharp, Norris Trophy winner Duncan Keith and Brent Seabrook. Overall five 20-goal scorers return.

Tonight’s game will be the first with Chicago for goalie Marty Turco, the former Dallas Star who signed a one-year contract during the summer to replace Niemi as the Hawks’ No. 1 goaltender. Turco will get the start against the Lightning and likely will play half the game.

This is the first of seven preseason games for Chicago. How much does it matter? Chicago was 2-3-1 last preseason and went on to record a franchise-record 112 regular-season points and of course then winning a certain famous trophy.

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One of the most successful sports handicappers in history has a free pick for Wednesday is on the Houston Astros -109.

Jason Marquis certainly will improve upon that disastrous one third of an inning outing last time out but when push comes to shove I’ll back Wandy Rodriguez any day of the week against him.

I’m not a Marquis hater at all as the guy has had success in the big leagues and does eat up innings but once again at around a pick I will definitely take my chances backing the Houston southpaw. I’m not sure how but this Houston team has been playing as well as they have ever since trading away Lance Berkman and Roy Oswalt but they have been very good, they really have. The ‘Stros are certainly not the most talented club out there and they may even be inferior to the Nationals in that department but Lee, Pence, Bourn and Johnson are playing at a higher level than me or anybody thought they would after the trade deadline and should win this game.

Allowing seven in the eighth inning yesterday caused a rough beat of sorts and I never mind teams coming off of tough losses as they just seem to stay focused and take care of business in the next game. Well today is that next game.

I really do love Dunn and Zimmerman and overall like Jim Riggleman’s club who are far better than the garbage of last season. This team is a solid big dog and a squad that I have backed my fair share of times. But to get the magic Wandy, and he is magic at times, at this cheap price is worth at least a small play.

Expert pick: Houston -106.

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The Yankees play host to the division-rival Rays for the third straight game, while the Phillies and Braves close out their three-game series.

Meeting up on the diamond . . .

On the American League schedule for Wednesday it’ll be Cleveland at Minnesota, the White Sox at Oakland, Kansas City at Detroit, Seattle at Toronto, Baltimore at Boston, Texas at the Angels, and Tampa Bay at the Yankees. The Rays’ Wade Davis (12-9, 4.19 ERA) will face off against New York’s A.J. Burnett (10-13, 5.08 ERA) in that last contest. Righthander Davis last pitched against the Angels on September 17, giving up three runs (two earned) on seven hits over his six innings of work. Righthander Burnett took a no-decision against the Orioles in his most recent trip to the mound, surrendering three runs on six hits over seven innings. New York is 3-7 over Burnett’s last 10 outings.

The National League schedule for Wednesday then features St. Louis at Pittsburgh, Houston at Washington, the Mets at Florida, San Francisco at the Cubs, Cincinnati at Milwaukee, Colorado at Arizona, San Diego at the Dodgers, and Atlanta at Philadelphia. Tommy Hanson (10-11, 3.62 ERA) is slated to get the ball for the Braves in that last game, while the Phillies counter with Roy Oswalt (13-13, 2.90 ERA). Righthander Hanson is coming off a win over the Mets in which he gave up four runs on five hits over six innings of work and struck out four batters. Righthander Oswalt beat the Nationals in his last start, giving up just one run on six hits over six innings while fanning seven. That was Oswalt’s fourth straight win, and Philadelphia has won each of his last nine outings.

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Week 2 of NFL betting restored order in the universe – sort of. Plenty of favorites won but many of them didn’t cover the spread! That simply showcases how important it is to know the sports betting trends. Here are some to watch for in the early games for Week 3.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26

Cowboys (0-2) vs Texans (2-0)

Can the Cowboys bounce back in this must-win game? They’re 11-2 in their last 13 against the spread when allowing 250-plus passing yards the previous game. But will the terrain be a problem? Dallas is 1-5 ATS in its last six games on grass whereas the hosting Texans are 4-0-1 ATS in their last five on grass.

Falcons (1-1) vs Saints (2-0)

Though the Saints are a powerhouse, they didn’t cover the spread against San Francisco last week and the betting trends point Atlanta’s way this week. The Falcons are 5-1 ATS in their last six tries against teams with winning records. The Saints are 1-5 ATS in their last six following a straight-up victory and 1-6 ATS over their last seven against NFC South neighbours. The OVER looks solid here; it’s 4-1 over the last five meetings.

Titans (1-1) vs Giants (1-1)

Both teams show some contradictory sportsbook trends in this cross-conference matchup. The Titans have beaten the spread in the last four meetings with the Giants but are 1-4 ATS over their last five overall. The Giants are 9-4 ATS over their last 13 games after allowing 30-plus points the previous contest but 2-5 ATS in their last seven home games.

Lions (0-2) vs Vikings (0-2)

Crazy to think how close the 0-2 Lions were to being 2-0, isn’t it? Still, the trends overwhelmingly favor Minnesota this week. Detroit is 2-6-2 ATS over the last 10 meetings and 1-5-1 ATS over its last seven against the NFC North whereas the Vikes are 4-1-1 ATS over their last six versus the NFC North. But bettors beware, as Lions and Vikings both look very different from their 2009 incarnations so far.

49ers (0-2) vs Chiefs (2-0)

The 49ers play better after a loss and a talking to from Mike Singletary; that’s why they beat the spread this past Monday. San Francisco is 4-0-1 ATS in its last five following a straight-up loss and may be playing for Singletary’s job this week. While the Chiefs are hot, going 4-0 ATS over their last four, the long-term trend is that they don’t always cover at home. They’re 6-16 ATS over their last 22 games at Arrowhead.

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Is this the week the national champs get dethroned? We explore that question and more in Week 4 college football betting trends.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23

(19) Miami (1-1) vs Pittsburgh (1-1)

Neither team has a good ATS record of late following a bye week – especially Miami, which is 3-13 ATS over its last 16 following the bye. The Hurricanes are 2-5 ATS over their last seven following a straight-up loss and Pittsburgh is 6-1 ATS over its last seven following a straight-up loss. This series has gone UNDER the total in five of the last six meetings.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25

(1) Alabama (3-0) vs (11) Arkansas (3-0)

Even though the Crimson Tide are the defending national champs, sportsbook oddsmakers tend to undervalue them on the road. Alabama is 9-2 ATS over its last 11 road contests. But red-hot Ryan Mallett and the Arkansas Razorbacks aren’t easily topped at home; they’re 5-0 ATS over their last five home games against teams with winning records.

(15) South Carolina (3-0) vs (14) Auburn (3-0)

South Carolina will have extra motivation after their all-time leading receiver, Kenny McKinley, died tragically this week. The Gamecocks are also 4-1 ATS over their last five on grass whereas Auburn is3-8 ATS over its last 11 on grass.

(21) West Virginia (3-0) vs (12) LSU (3-0)

When LSU faces elite opponents at home, it sometimes labors. The Tigers are 1-6 over their last six home games versus teams with winning road records. West Virginia is a good betting option of late in big games, going 4-0 ATS over its last four against teams with winning records.

California (2-2) vs (16) Arizona (3-0)

Cal is 5-2 ATS over its last seven meetings with Arizona but the home team has beaten the spread in five straight meetings. Maybe the best sports betting move is to trust the home/road splits. Arizona is 6-1 ATS over its last seven at home and the Golden Bears are 6-14 ATS over their last 20 road games. Arizona is also 7-2 ATS over its last nine on grass; California is 7-16 ATS over its last 23 on grass.

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Courtesy of OddsShark.com: Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The Braves begin a series in Philadelphia, the Yankees play the Rays again, and Monday Night Football takes place in San Francisco.

Colliding on the gridiron . . .

Monday Night Football this week sees the defending-champion Saints hitting the road for a game against the Niners in San Francisco. The Saints (1-0 SU, 0-1 ATS) picked up a 14-9 home win over Minnesota in their first game of the season, with Drew Brees going 27-of-36 for 237 yards passing with one touchdown strike. Pierre Thomas rushed for 71 yards and a score for New Orleans in that game. The Niners (0-1 SU, 0-1 ATS) were throttled 31-6 on the road by Seattle in their Week 1 contest, with Alex Smith good on 26-of-45 pass attempts for 225 yards and two interceptions. Frank Gore ran for just 38 yards on 17 carries in that defeat. Oddsmakers have the Saints pegged as the 5.5-point road favorites for Monday night’s game, with the total for the matchup at 44 points.

Top expert pick on tonight’s card…

Matt Rivers, who was the winningest handicapper ever—nobody came close—on a large network of sites. Today he says I absolutely went off yesterday in my 4-0 sweep. It was a day where everything went right including my monster 500,000* on the Lions getting that backdoor. Add in a 300,000* on the Bengals outright along with a 200,000* on the Dolphins outright and the 100,000* on the Braves and the 4-0 day was sweet as sugar.

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Meeting up on the diamond . . .

The American League schedule offers up six games on Monday, with Kansas City at Detroit, Baltimore at Boston, Cleveland at Minnesota, the White Sox at Oakland, Texas at the Angels, and Tampa Bay at the Yankees. The Rays’ Matt Garza (14-8, 3.88 ERA) is expected to take on the Yankees’ Ivan Nova (1-0, 4.30 ERA) in that last contest. Righthander Garza was knocked around by New York in his last trip to the mound, surrendering six runs on nine hits over just 4 2-3 innings of work in a no-decision. Righthander Nova was Garza’s opposition in that contest, and he also picked up a no-decision after allowing six runs on six hits over 4 2-3 innings. Nova struck out two hitters.

Over in the National League on Monday it’s then St. Louis at Florida, Houston at Washington, Cincinnati at Milwaukee, and Atlanta at Philadelphia. The Braves are slated to send Jair Jurrjens (7-6, 4.64 ERA) to the hill in that key divisional clash, with the Phillies countering with Cole Hamels (11-10, 3.01 ERA). Righthander Jurrjens is coming off a loss to the Nationals in which he gave up four runs on nine hits over just five innings of work. Lefthander Hamels dominated the Marlins in his most recent trip to the mound, surrendering just one run on five hits over his 6 2-3 innings while fanning 13.

NFL football live lines odds are up for the pro football point spread picks and predictions for ESPN Monday Night Football the New Orleans Saints vs. San Francisco 49ers.

The bookmaker’s point spread is ranging from -5 at 5 Dimes to -6 at SportsBook, so shop around for sure.

Spread betting trends (all records are against the spread): Saints are 6-0 ATS in their last 6 games in September, 7-1-1 ATS in their last 9 games on grass, 9-2 ATS in their last 11 road games vs. a team with a losing home record, 3-9 ATS in their last 12 vs. NFC, 1-5 ATS vs. a team with a losing record.

49ers are 8-1-1 ATS in their last 10 games after accumulating less than 90 yards rushing in their previous game, 8-2-2 ATS vs. a team with a winning record, 16-5 ATS in their last 21 Monday games.

Over/under trends: Over is 8-3 in Saints last 11 games after allowing less than 15 points in their previous game, over 18-7 off spread win.

Under is 6-0-1 in 49ers last 7 games overall, under seven straight after accumulating less than 90 yards rushing in their previous game. Series over 10-2 including six straight by the bay.

Top expert pick on this game: It comes from superstar Matt Rivers.  I absolutely went off yesterday in my 4-0 sweep. It was a day where everything went right including my monster 500,000* on the Lions getting that backdoor. Add in a 300,000* on the Bengals outright along with a 200,000* on the Dolphins outright and the 100,000* on the Braves and the 4-0 day was sweet as sugar.

Am I going to rest on those laurels? Heck no! More of the same today as I sense one of my patented and amazing runs proving just why I am the best in the business. 300,000* New Orleans-San Francisco and a bonus 200,000* on the diamond between Cleveland and Minnesota. Jump on-board because the getting is about to get great! Get Rivers picks now